originally posted in:The New Dojo
Arianna hated the dark. She was usually accustomed to it due to her time in Yharnam, but she hated not seeing what she was up against. Each footstep was taken carefully, as if she was fearful that she would fall down into the abyss of darkness that the two were within, or worse.
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This tactic seemed to work for some of the black cloaked figures but they continued to rush at the large man as some of them survived the strikes. Haakon caught up with Isaac now and nearly ran past him before three more creatures jumped down into the steps above them. "BOY! TAKE CARE OF IT WILL YOU?!" He asked.
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"Oh, [i]fine[/i]!" Isaac roared back, in a considerably pissy and apparently bitchy attitude. He swung his left arm suddenly, the first that he waved upon exploding and showering the others. The other two found spikes digging into the flesh, before they split into two, as the spikes dissipated into blood afterwards.
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"See?! Look at ya now! You're being productive!" Haakon declared as he sprinted past the boy up the stairs.
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"Oh, please-" Isaac said in a somewhat furious tone, sprinting after Haakon in an attempt to catch up. After walking over the pool of blood that he had created, he then made a wall, blocking off the pathway from the zombies behind them.
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The dead couldn't pass which allowed the group to sprint up the steps further. The four of them were nearing the top before more dead leapt down. One of which landed on the railing of the steps and slashed at Arianna in her inhibiting state.
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Arianna barely blocked, gagging as she was left open. Her state had left her considerably rendered. "Isaac!" Without a word, the being was shredded from the inside, as Isaac kept running with almost inhuman determination.
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More creatures sprinted down the stairs to meet Isaac in combat, but Haakon continued to Sprint and he bashed through their ranks, leaving the three creatures prone as they fell.
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Isaac's immediate reaction was to let them explode as they hit the ground, and so they did: adrenaline was pumping through him now, as he carried onwards after Haakon.
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They continued to run up the steps, nearing the top now. The creatures sprinted out of the doors that branched off to the left but Scarlett shot at them and dropped them to the ground with her pistol blade. However, another creature jumped down in front of Isaac and slashed at him with a curved dagger.
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Isaac immediately batted away the blade with his shielded arm, proceeding to bash his fist into its jaw and, if it worked, sending it pummeling down below the group.
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It did so and reeled past him as it fell and crashed into the dead behind them. "Boy we gotta move!" Haakon yelled as he sprinted up further.
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Isaac made haste once more, sweat beading upon his head as he followed Haakon and the two females. He looked up to see just how high the throne room was, shaking his head.
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It seemed that they neared he last flight of stairs and as they made their way up to the final platform a large set of double doors revealed themselves to be closed. Haakon put the girls down and went to open it. He tugged but he couldn't get it open. "It's locked! Oh that's just great! Gimme a moment will you?!" He asked the three as he went to the door and started fiddling around with it. The creatures began to ascend the last flight of stairs now which meant that the three would have to hold them off
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"Goddamnit, Felix!" Arianna screamed over the chaos, as she raised up her bloodstained nodachi blade and let loose a roar of renewed vigor, dark red liquid dripping from her sword and body in general. While Isaac wasn't as bloodied or gory, he took position behind his sister, who awaited the monstrosities as they came: he would destroy those who were too close, if anything.
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As one of the dead got close it swung at Arianna with a vertical slice from its lower position. Meanwhile another ran towards Isaac, but then immediately directed itself towards Ari and swung at her as well.
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Arianna used the time to lock with the undead's blade, although she was fully unaware of the one which had suddenly turned towards her: its weapon slashed through her unarmored back, blood splattering upon the ground as she yelled in agony. Immediately, both undead's heads exploded and collapsed, as Arianna's very back began to stick itself back together.. "Fuсking FUСK." She roared, preparing herself for combat. Isaac regained himself, shaking his head as he prepared for more monsters.
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However, all the monsters continued to run at Ari. They didn't pay attention to Isaac at all as one more lunged at Ari with sharp claw like hands. Then, one of the creatures jumped into Isaac suddenly. It bashed past him, which knocked him to the ground..., And then it ran right at Scarlett, who shot the creature in the head and dropped it.
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"GODDAMNIT!" Arianna screamed, having to back away. Bodies and undead continued to explode, as if she was conducting their demise - meanwhile, Isaac had the fearful realization of what was happening, as he rose up and continued to fight.. He was becoming one of them.
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Then, the two heard a massive [i]crash![/i] behind them. As they turned, they saw that Haakon has put his foot through the door and knocked it open. He looked to the group, shrugged, then yelled. "COME ON! LETS MOVE!" As he ran through the doorway, Scarlett right behind him.
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Isaac and Arianna immediately bolted towards the door, Arianna being the last one inside, as she fended off the horde furiously. Once she was inside, she practically roared: "CLOSE THE DOOR!"
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"ABOUT THAT?!" Haakon yelled back. As Ari looked at the door she saw its hinges were busted in. Then, as she looked back to Haakon, she saw the staircase that lead up to an open doorway. The dead ran and slammed into the doorway, now making their way in.
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"Ugh..!" Arianna grunted in pain and ferocity, as she and Isaac took off, the latter sweating and shaking his head in terrible realization. He kept going, towards the doorway and hoping that the others would keep up.
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The group sprinted through the door at the top. They entered a massive room but Ari and Isaac didn't have time to look around before they saw the horde rushing up the staircase behind them. Haakon slammed the iron door, which had a bar on the wall. He slammed the bar into place and then the [i]"BOOM!"[/i] of the door hit against it. Ari saw that the stone wall around the iron door had actually begun to crack from the first hit. "HOLY SHIT!" Haakon let out. "That was something! That's for damned sure!"
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"Holy shit.." Arianna breathed in, sweat beading upon her forehead as she nearly fell over. "...Are we here?" Isaac questioned, shaking his head nervously. Clearly, he was more than worried about their current situation.
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As the group looked around, Arianna saw the familiar entry hallway into the throne room. There was a massive set of doors to her right, the entrance, and a red carpet that lined the floor to the massive set of doors to the throne room. But...it was the decorations that caught their attention. Bodies, stuck on pikes, all across the walls. Their faces were in shock as their entire bodies were skeletal and pale. It seemed like they had the life sucked out of them. The ceiling was red and moist while the floor seemed incredibly clean.